I know you guys are probably tired of hearing me complain about the morning, so here it is…my last one…why does it have to be dark in the morning??!! Okay, I’m moving on… :)
I was looking forward to another Banana Oat Smoothie …
Yummy and filling! I added a few strawberries to this one, too…
Then, it was off to the gym. I wasn’t feeling it, though. Not so gung ho! But, once I hopped on the elliptical and started watching my boyfriend, I felt better. He did an interesting segment on metabolism. Did anyone catch that? He said that keeping your heart rate lower(less intensity) and exercising for a longer period of time is what burns the fat. I didn’t realize that! I always thought pumping up your heart rate through the roof is what burns it, but he says elevating your heart rate like that dips into your sugar (glycogen/carb stores) because your body needs the energy to power the intensity of the workout. I guess that’s okay, too because it burns calories, but it seems that the slow burn is better for fat loss. Hmmm… I may try that experiment. I have noticed my hunger levels/cravings going way up since I’ve been sweating it at the gym. Maybe I’ll try not to huff it so much with the cardio stuff and keep it going longer. And I love doing the weights, too, so that counts for the slow burn also. We’ll see; you know I love my experiments!
I was ready for lunch a little on the early side. I decided to use up some of the leftover Italian Chicken Salad (thankfully, I halved the recipe or I would have had tons!) and made a wrap with it using a Joseph’s Lavash Flatbread and had some baby carrots on the side…
I still wanted some crunch, so I broke open these new multigrain POPchips that I picked up at Target…
They were pretty good; like a thin rice cake. I liked the cheddar flavor, but overall, I think I like the potato variety they make better. Didn’t stop me from eating a good sized serving, though…
When the daughters came home, I doled out the snacks. I did some extra snacking myself. Just picking here and there, a few of this and a few of that. It was mindless, so mindless in fact, that I can’t even remember what I ate! I wasn’t feeling my best, physically – kinda achy and just blah, so I think I was just “feeding” to try to feel better. Uh, that doesn’t work. Just sayin’.
Tacos were on the menu for dinner. I finally came across ground chicken breast in the supermarket (only have ever seen the regular ground chicken), so I thought it would be great for tacos. I wasn’t much in the mood for anything after noshing in the afternoon, but I decided to make a Chicken Taco Salad to get in some extra green stuff. In the mix…
- romaine and boston lettuce
- tomato
- red pepper rings
- 2% shredded cheese
- 1/2 c. cooked ground chicken breast (w/taco seasoning)
- 2 tbsp. guacamole
- 2 tbsp. salsa
It was very tasty, but I didn’t quite finish it all since I was full and feeling yuck…
Tomorrow’s another day!!! Hope you had a great one!
ONE GOOD THING: Ummmmm, I got nothin’. No!!! Now, that’s not positive! Okay, I slapped myself upside the head. Let me try it again…
ONE GOOD THING: I got in a good workout at the gym, even though I didn’t feel that into it :D Better, right?!
Question(s) of the Day: What do you think about Dr. Oz’s metabolism boosting info? When you workout, do you go for the slow burn or the "pumped up” heart rate?
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